The Aljunied GRC MP chats about his first term as an elected MP and being from an opposition party.

Synopsis: The Usual Place host Natasha Ann Zachariah hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.

Also, in the lead-up to the expected general election that must be held by November 2025, Natasha looks at how MPs, and others involved, are preparing themselves.

In this episode, Mr Giam, who is an Aljunied GRC MP looking after the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol division, chats with Natasha about his journey to becoming a WP member, the challenges of being in an opposition party, and how his first term as an elected MP has been.

The episode was filmed on Feb 14.

Highlights (click/tap above):

2:10 “Sports is very much like politics in many ways.”

7:50 The most difficult speech Mr Giam made in Parliament

14:57 Is there a myth of opposition parties that he would like to debunk?

22:00 Will screening candidates deter people from stepping forward

29:43 What Mr Giam thinks will be different in the upcoming GE

Host: Natasha Zachariah (natashaz@sph.com.sg)

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Filmed by: Studio+65

Edited by ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh

Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong

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